Hansells boss heads to AsureQuality

ASUREQUALITY, the New Zealand state-owned food testing company formed by the 2007 merger of Asure New Zealand and AgriQuality, has named Hansells Food Group chief executive John McKay as its new chief executive.

Mr McKay will take up the position on June 3, according to a statement on Monday from interim CEO David Wright.

Mr McKay is leaving Hansells as part of a split up of the Auckland-based food manufacturer, which has agreed to sell its Masterton unit to an investor group led by chairman Alan Stewart and sell a suite of its brands to distribution firm Wilson Foods.